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I'm curious... for what reason would they want people to make new accounts?

Erm, bucks? New games bought = more money for them.

But WHO would make new accounts? noone... Who in the world would abandon their Steam account for this and not just change their password etc?

There will always be some. If someone can't access his account, he might think his account in hacked in this period. Before he can login back, he might just open a new account and buy a few games.
 

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Erm, bucks? New games bought = more money for them.

There will always be some. If someone can't access his account, he might think his account in hacked in this period. Before he can login back, he might just open a new account and buy a few games.

Yeah, there will be some, but they'd be real dumbasses to do that. :laugh: I don't think there would be very many who would do this.
 
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i highly doubt enough people to be noticeable would just create new accounts and buy new games. that's a thin theory with nothing really backing it. sorry.
 
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i highly doubt enough people to be noticeable would just create new accounts and buy new games. that's a thin theory with nothing really backing it. sorry.

It's not. Say you can't login for a few days, and want to play your favourite game. You'd think your account may be hacked, then open a new one to just buy that game and play it. Afterwards, it wouldn't matter you login back to your old account or not. There you bought it, and you don't have to be stupid to do that either. On an online system like this, these kind of things happen. So why not write off a paragraph that will be forgotten if it'll land you more money? (regardless of it's amount)
 
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but to say it's an elaborate scheme for that reason is far fetched. i'm not saying it never happens, i'm saying there is no way it happens as much as you are implying, and i in no way believe Valve is doing this on purpose. and i am the conspiracy guy among friends, i just don't see it. there is no way i would just accept my account is gone and start a new one, and anyone with more than 3 games i'd bet would be the same.
 
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Steam is a huge network, so I wouldn't just think of myself. Not everyone buys everything off Steam. I don't integrate my games to it (after my past experiences) like having to wait for an update or it not booting. I buy games outside of Steam, and just because you keep them all under one account, doesn't mean everyone else does. In fact, most people I see on the community have a few games tied to their account. It's not wrong to think of it that way.
 
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right but that still says nothing about the likelihood of gabe newell lying to everyone to create a few accounts and sell a few games. it's just ridiculously unlikely in my mind. i'll leave it there as this won't head anywhere good i don't think.
 
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He lied about HL2's code being stolen (notting came out of it) to delay the game. They messed up TF2, worked on other games and didn't care for HL2: DM/CS:S updates etc. for years. They're a company, and companies aren't after you, they're after your money. So it's not unlikely to think he may slip this near the hacking of forum. VALVe screwed up a lot of stuff in past, and they did on purpose.
 
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It shouldn't even be legal for a website to store your credit card information once an order has been processed.
 
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No message from Gabe for me. I don't plan to change my password, got my account hacked once and got it back to work in a few days thanks to Gabe's boys so I'm not too worried. Oh, and my card is debit and most of the time the account is empty.
 

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VALVe screwed up a lot of stuff in past, and they did on purpose.

Oh PLEASE. :shadedshu

I think you need a new tin foil hat.
 
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Oh PLEASE. :shadedshu

I think you need a new tin foil hat.

They knew AVP was going to break CS:S, regardless, they did it. They knew porting the game to new engine would disable some console commands and bhopping, still, they did it. Then they fixed what they broke after what has happened.

I think you need to posses some brain before you resort to a cheap attack, but at this rate I've no reason to believe you do. ;)
 

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If you honestly think Valve-the shining example of how to be a great game developer, have a revolutionary business model, provide fantastic and honest customer service, give cool little gifts and do cool favors for many people that have emailed them with problems and such (Gabe and others) AND make a shit ton of money to boot-did this on purpose then you are the one who needs to "posses some brain".

And the reason you state above doesn't even make any sense offhand (at least as related to allowing a hack or whatever it is you are claiming exactly) though regardless it's laughable if that's the best you can do with the likes of Activision, EA and Ubisoft in the industry. You know, publishers/devs who actually DO screw over their customers and deserve such ire...
 
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If you honestly think Valve-the shining example of how to be a great game developer, have a revolutionary business model, provide fantastic and honest customer service, give cool little gifts and do cool favors for many people that have emailed them (Gabe and others) AND make a shit ton of money to boot-did this on purpose then you are the one who needs to "posses some brain".

I'd call you a name but anyway, you certainly haven't used Steam as long as I did. Haven't gotten nailed on unworking software, messed up games and so on. But then again, those are mostly a thing of past. However I'll let those "fantastic and honest" customer service slip through. Good day sir.
 
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They knew AVP was going to break CS:S, regardless, they did it. They knew porting the game to new engine would disable some console commands and bhopping, still, they did it. Then they fixed what they broke after what has happened.

I think you need to posses some brain before you resort to a cheap attack, but at this rate I've no reason to believe you do. ;)

John, as a firm advocate of conspiracy theories, a harsh critic of DRM and someone who was reticent when it came to using Steam for the first time, simply this: no.
 
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John, as a firm advocate of conspiracy theories, a harsh critic of DRM and someone who was reticent when it came to using Steam for the first time, simply this: no.

There's no "yes" or "no" to any of the statements made here. The situation is closed, so all we can do is to speculate over it.
 
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There's no "yes" or "no" to any of the statements made here. The situation is closed, so all we can do is to speculate over it.

That's merely speculation.
 

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I'd call you a name but anyway, you certainly haven't used Steam as long as I did. Haven't gotten nailed on unworking software, messed up games and so on. But then again, those are mostly a thing of past. However I'll let those "fantastic and honest" customer service slip through. Good day sir.

Since Day ONE. When it sucked. Sounds like you just need some better computer skills.
 
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Since Day ONE. When it sucked. Sounds like you just need some better computer skills.

Says the guy who calls Automatic Weapon Pricing and bunnyhops "hacks or whatever". Oh well.

That's merely speculation.

Did I call YOUR post speculation? I said WE can only speculate over this. Since we don't have access to VALVe's content/master server, right? All you said was "no". So yes, your post wasn't speculation. It was just "opinion".
 

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Steam is a huge network, so I wouldn't just think of myself. Not everyone buys everything off Steam. I don't integrate my games to it (after my past experiences) like having to wait for an update or it not booting. I buy games outside of Steam, and just because you keep them all under one account, doesn't mean everyone else does. In fact, most people I see on the community have a few games tied to their account. It's not wrong to think of it that way.

That's still a pretty lacking reason.

First off, the number of people who would remake their account and purchase all of their stuff again is small, if not non-existant. It's much more likely those people will go to steam and get their account sorted out if they can't access it. Furthermore, they said the hackers had access to the database that contained your credit card information. Though encrypted, It's much more likely more people will delete their CC off of steam and leave steam because their CC information was exposed than it is for people to buy all their games again. "Hey, this company screwed up and got my CC information exposed, I'm going to buy crap from them again. They obviously deserve my money still" - Yeah, I'm not seeing it.

This isn't a publicity thing to get people, if anything this is a deterrent to using steam. I know what encryption is, and how their service works. I'm not worried, my information is one of millions and millions of users. But the less computer-savvy people out there might look at this and leave because they don't understand what's going on.

The fact that this information was exposed at all is bad and shouldn't be taken lightly. While I wouldn't up and cancel your CC just yet (Though I can't blame you if you do), I would watch your statement and news on this event to keep up to date.
 

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Erm, bucks? New games bought = more money for them.


Who would open a new account based on the press that someone just hacked into the company you're considering buying from?? :wtf:


There will always be some. If someone can't access his account, he might think his account in hacked in this period. Before he can login back, he might just open a new account and buy a few games.

I think it's a pretty far stretch to think that the company was hacked, so the leaders decided to issue a press release saying that the hacking was WORSE than it really was, on the possibility that some user somewhere might be inclined to open a new account to replace his (money spent!!!) games, instead of just trying his password again, or resetting it with the provided tool, or even contacting Steam.... It could happen.... And Bobby Kotick could sell Blizz back to the employees, and Blizz and Bethesda could merge to form a Mega-ultra-Gaming Monolith called "Blizzthesda".... hmmm... liking the sound of that more and more...

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Did I call YOUR post speculation?

You did not.

I said WE can only speculate over this.

This appears to be correct, certainly in relation to the "we", but again, it may be just speculation on your part.


Since we don't have access to VALVe's content/master server, right?

There may be employees amongst us, it isn't safe here, I think it's Wrigley.


All you said was "no".

Ah, but it was a poignant no, a call to haul you back from the very precipice of collapse.

So yes, your post wasn't speculation. It was just "opinion".

in your opinion.
 
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First off, the number of people who would remake their account and purchase all of their stuff again is small, if not non-existant. It's much more likely those people will go to steam and get their account sorted out if they can't access it. Furthermore, they said the hackers had access to the database that contained your credit card information. Though encrypted, It's much more likely more people will delete their CC off of steam and leave steam because their CC information was exposed than it is for people to buy all their games again. "Hey, this company screwed up and got my CC information exposed, I'm going to buy crap from them again. They obviously deserve my money still" - Yeah, I'm not seeing it.

The fact that this information was exposed at all is bad and shouldn't be taken lightly. While I wouldn't up and cancel your CC just yet (Though I can't blame you if you do), I would watch your statement and news on this event to keep up to date.

First off, I know the so called "hacker"s. They're a bunch of kids that write off CS:S cheat packs (aimbots etc.) that get you VAC banned. The only thing they clearly got into is SPUF. Probably via an exploit. The forum, not Steam. No one has far managed to get into Steam itself, let alone these kids.

As for buying the game again, you don't have to use your CC. You can just buy it off the store and use the key. I'm not concerned about any of this. Even the way Gabe's message is written is cheesy. Like how he's "hacked and truly sorry" about it.

You did not.

This appears to be correct, certainly in relation to the "we", but again, it may be just speculation on your part.

No, it's not. Read back the thread, this has been hashed out endlessly. People speculated like "it must be Anon" and such. Again, I repeat, WE can only speculate since we don't have info from the inside.

There may be employees amongst us, it isn't safe here, I think it's Wrigley.

I think

Ah, but it was a poignant no, a call to haul you back from the very precipice of collapse.

in your opinion.

you're spouting off nonsense to make yourself look right, fatty. You're being silly. Grow up.
 
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you're coming up with nonsense to make yourself look right, fatty. You're being silly. Grow up.

I am not coming up with nonsense to make myself look right, nor am I fat, although I have no objection to the term fatty. Insofar as being silly, I stand guilty as charged and will spare no effort in endeavouring to grow up. I extend my apologies.
 

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First off, I know the so called "hacker"s. They're a bunch of kids that write off CS:S cheat packs (aimbots etc.) that get you VAC banned. The only thing they clearly got into is SPUF. Probably via an exploit. The forum, not Steam. No one has far managed to get into Steam itself, let alone these kids.

As for buying the game again, you don't have to use your CC. You can just buy it off the store and use the key. I'm not concerned about any of this. Even the way Gabe's message is written is cheesy. Like how he's "hacked and truly sorry" about it.

Oh please. It doesn't matter who hacked the forum and whatever other database they managed to get in to. If they got to the CC information, which Valve said they could at least see (note, see, not download), Valve screwed up as far as security goes. That seems like a poor security design on their part if it was tied in any way to the forum or steam profile database directly.

As far as knowing who did it, prove it. Because their advertisement was on the forums? That doesn't mean anything. Some one else could have done it to draw attention to those people as a distraction. You don't know what happened, nor who hacked their database or what they really had access to. Unless, of course, you personally know these hackers? In which case I hope some one comes to question you soon.

I'm not concerned about them getting into "steam", however I think you need to define that term if you're going to continue to use it. The fact is none of us really has any idea how their network is laid out, for all we know they merged the tables containing the forum user data with the account data for some kind of "convenience". We don't know. It seems to me the CC/billing information should be on an internal server that is accessed only when purchasing a game or adding another payment method, and is only accessed through the/an internal steam server acting as a layer to separate the CC information from being directly accessible to the internet (Not some web application tied to a forum created by a third party). Until we know how it's laid out and what layers were broken into, we can't say they didn't get access to it. And to say otherwise is just foolish and and flies in the face of any good consumer security practice. You should be cautious, always. If it turns out to be some false alarm, great, some kids hacked the forum and I don't care. Otherwise, some one at Valve should have their butt on the line for dropping the ball. These companies shouldn't be lacking in security, anywhere.

As for what the CEO says, I have no reason to believe you over him. If he says the encrypted CC information was exposed, why do I have any reason not to believe him? All this does it make negative hype for steam and create a deterrent for using it. Furthermore he didn't say sorry to us because he was hacked, he said sorry because HIS COMPANY (according to his own letter) caused our CC information to be exposed to an unauthorized third party. He was saying sorry to the community for the company failing to do part of it's job, keeping our information secure.

No, you don't have to use a CC to buy a game off of steam. That's not what you said, though. If I went to the store and bought a CD key it kind of defeats your theory of "They are hyping it so valve gets more money from people buying all their games again". Furthermore, I can't think of anyone who would purchase all of their stuff again from a company who screwed up. Seriously, that's some backwards logic. "Oh, their insecure and won't help me get my account back? Sure! I'll buy all my stuff off of your service again" - totally.
 
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